Tyler Perry's multi-year deal with Netflix has been filled with hits. Most of his projects, like Six Triple Eight, the Madea series, and the drama Beauty in Black, have attracted interest, and his latest political drama is no exception.

The melodramatic Tyler Perry-directed thriller stars Taraji P. Henson as a struggling, overworked single mother who, after experiencing a devastatingly bad day, snaps when she reaches her final straw. That fallout comes after getting wrapped up in two murders and a mistaken bank robbery, all while fighting to get back to her daughter.

Tyler Perry’s new Netflix film, Straw, has debuted with a strong audience score on Rotten Tomatoes despite failing to convince the critics.Straw is the latest project from Perry and Netflix’s film creative partnership that has the filmmaker writing,